Traffic was brought to a standstill on the westbound carriageway near Stourton on Wednesday, March 28 as all lanes were closed after the man fell.

Police and paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 5pm and a man was then taken to Leeds General Infirmary with serious injuries.

Katie England drove past the scene of the incident, shortly after emergency services arrived on the scene.

She said: “There was a large number of ambulances, incident support vehicles and police, and a crowd of paramedics around someone on a stretcher.

“There were a number of people stood on the bridge looking down onto the scene.”

A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman confirmed that officers were "called to reports that a man had fallen from a bridge."

She added: "He's got serious injuries but they're not life threatening."

The closure caused long delays, but all lanes of the carriageway were reopened at around 5.50pm.

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